by MBC News | Nov 24, 2011
Aboriginal affairs minister John Duncan is resurrecting a bill that would force First Nations to publish the salaries of band leaders and councillors. First Nations leaders say they might agree that the finances should be transparent and public, but they don’t...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011
Premier Brad Wall says the Whitecap Dakota First Nation is so successful that non-First Nations people are moving to the community. Wall says he met with Chief Darcy Bear recently and says this situation is “brand new territory”, because funding would...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011
A hunter from Staten Island, New York has been charged after a hunting accident which injured a guide last week near Meadow Lake. The incident happened around 6:00 pm last Thursday, about 65 km south of Meadow Lake. RCMP say a gun accidentally discharged, hitting the...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011
Fifteen people have been named to receive the 19th annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards next February. They include actor Adam Beach in the arts category, federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq in politics, and Richard Wagamese in media and communications....
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011
A group of youth from the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region gathered in La Ronge last night to discuss the results of a three-year leadership program. Communities in the region were surveyed to find out what students in Grades 6 to 12 think can be done to...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011
RCMP in Ile-a-la-Crosse say reports of a man with a gun entering a populated community centre appear to be false. Yesterday, Mounties received word that someone with a concealed firearm had apparently entered the building housing St. Joseph’s hospital, Rossignol...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011
A contractor in the province’s far north has won a prestigious award. Points Athabasca Contracting completes industrial projects with a focus on heavy, mechanical work. It employs a large, skilled workforce of citizens from the Athabasca Basin. Over the weekend,...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011
A 39-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder in relation to the 1992 death of Ernest Taypotat in Saskatoon. Taypotat was 26 years old when he was found dead in the 400 block of Avenue T South in the early morning hours of August 28th, 1992. Police say...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011
Jobs seem to be the number one priority for most northerners in Canada, according to a recent survey. The report, carried out by the Conference Board of Canada, looks at the labour force in northern Canada and the challenges it’s currently facing. In the report,...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011
The new First Nations pavilion held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. Drums and dancers, flute players and prayers all celebrated the very first time First Nations culture has had a place at the annual agricultural...
